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121 stalemate
['steɪlmeɪt]n (CHESS)* * *['steilmeit]1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) pat2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) martwy punkt -
122 station
['steɪʃən] 1. n ( RAIL)dworzec m; ( small) stacja f; (also: bus station) dworzec m autobusowy; (also: police station) posterunek m (policji); (RADIO) stacja f2. vtguards etc wystawiać (wystawić perf)to be stationed in/at ( MIL) — stacjonować w +loc
* * *['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) dworzec2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) posterunek, placówka, stacja3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) stanowisko2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) ustawiać, rozlokować -
123 tilt
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124 under
['ʌndə(r)] 1. prep( in space) pod +instr; (in age, price) poniżej +gen; (law, agreement etc) w myśl +gen, zgodnie z +instr; ( sb's leadership) pod rządami +gen2. advunder anaesthetic — pod narkozą, w znieczuleniu
* * *1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) pod2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) poniżej3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) pod4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) pod2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) poniżej- under- -
125 upper
['ʌpə(r)] 1. adjgórny, wyższy2. n( of shoe) wierzch m, cholewka f* * *1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) górny2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) przyszwa3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) na wierzchu- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
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126 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) krytyczna sytuacja -
127 abdicate
['æbdɪkeɪt] 1. vtzrzekać się (zrzec się perf) +gen2. vi* * *['æbdikeit]1) (to leave or give up the position and authority of a king or queen: The king abdicated (the throne) in favour of his son.) abdykować2) (to leave or give up (responsibility, power etc): He abdicated all responsibility for the work to his elder son.) zrzekać się• -
128 above
[ə'bʌv] 1. adv(higher up, overhead) u góry, (po)wyżej; (greater, more) powyżej, więcej2. prep( higher than) nad +instr, ponad +instr; (greater than, more than) ponad +acc, powyżej +genabove all — przede wszystkim, nade wszystko
* * *1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) nad2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) ponad3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) ponad2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) u/z góry2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) powyżej•- above all
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